A Home Health Care Patient Has Recently Started Taking Oral

A home health care patient has recently started taking oral digoxin (Lanoxin) and furosemide (Lasix) for control of heart failure. The patient data that will require the most immediate action by the nurse is if the patient's

A) weight increases from 120 pounds to 122 pounds over 3 days.
B) liver is palpable 2 cm below the ribs on the right side.
C) serum potassium level is 3.0 mEq/L after 1 week of therapy.
D) has 1 to 2+ edema in the feet and ankles in the morning.

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